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General Mills was ranked #181 on the 2012 Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations, [27] 161 in 2015 and was the third-largest food consumer products company in the United States. [28] During June 2012, the company's vice-president for diversity stated that General Mills opposes a Minnesota amendment banning gay marriage, stating that ...
General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by Charles William (C. W.) Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895.. The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions, by Marjorie Merriweather Post after she inherited the established cereal business from her father, C. W. Post.
The company was renamed to the Green Giant Company in 1950. In 1979 it merged with the Pillsbury Company ; in 2001, the group was acquired by General Mills . In 2015, General Mills sold the brand to B&G Foods for $765 million in cash.
General Mills stockholders received one share of Darden for every common share of General Mills held. General Mills restaurants had $108 million net income in that year. At the end of 1995, Darden operated 1,250 restaurants in 49 states with 73 locations in Canada. [6] Darden Restaurants was spun off from General Mills beginning on May 9, 1995 ...
General Mills has been sued by eight Black employees who accused the food company of tolerating decades of racism at a suburban Atlanta plant led by white managers known as the Good Ole Boys. A ...
After General Mills sold the chain, a limited number of York Steak Houses continued to operate for several years as independent restaurants. As of 2017, only one restaurant is known to remain in operation using the York name, in Columbus, Ohio, near the now-demolished Westland Mall. This location became an independently-owned franchised ...
Old El Paso is a brand of Tex-Mex-style foods from American food producer General Mills. These include dinner kits, tacos and tortillas, taco seasoning, sauces, condiments, rice, and refried beans. Old El Paso products are marketed across the globe. The brand is owned by General Mills.
On May 2, 2017, an involuntary petition under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code was filed against Central Grocers, Inc., in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The petitioning creditors were The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills, Inc., Mars Financial Services, and Post Consumer Brands. On May 4, 2017, Central ...